Atlas of Battles

commander, 8 engagements

Battles of Winfield Scott Hancock

Battles of Winfield Scott Hancock

United States Army officer (1824–1886)

Winfield Scott Hancock is recorded as a commander at 8 placed engagements in the atlas between 1862 and 1864: 8 battles, all in present-day United States. Taken in date order, the sites lie 783 km apart end to end, 112 km between engagements on average. Most belong to American Civil War (8).

Harris Farm EngagementSecond Battle of Deep BottomBattle of Boydton Plank RoadBattle of Garnett's & Golding's FarmPickett's ChargeFirst Battle of Deep BottomBattle of the WildernessSecond Battle of Ream's StationBattle of Garnett's & Golding's FarmPickett's ChargeFirst Battle of Deep BottomBattle of the WildernessSecond Battle of Ream's StationPhiladelphiaNorfolkBaltimoreLynchburgCharlottesvilleYorkRoanokeWilmingtonAlexandriaAtlantic City200 km38.454N, 77.496W
8 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1862: 1 engagements1863: 1 engagements1864: 6 engagements6 in 186418621864
8 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Garnett's & Golding's Farm, 1862Pickett's Charge, 1863First Battle of Deep Bottom, 1864Battle of the Wilderness, 1864Harris Farm Engagement, 1864Second Battle of Deep Bottom, 1864Second Battle of Ream's Station, 1864Battle of Boydton Plank Road, 186418621864
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
27 June 1862Battle of Garnett's & Golding's FarmHenrico County, Virginia, United StatesInconclusive
1863Pickett's ChargeGettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States251 km NUnion victory
1864First Battle of Deep BottomHenrico County, Virginia, United States264 km SStrategic Union Victory
5 May 1864Battle of the WildernessSpotsylvania County, Virginia, United States107 km NWInconclusive
19 May 1864Harris Farm EngagementSpotsylvania County, Virginia, United States20 km SEUnion victory
14 August 1864Second Battle of Deep BottomHenrico County, Virginia, United States91 km SSee Aftermath
25 August 1864Second Battle of Ream's StationDinwiddie County, Virginia, United States41 km SSee aftermath
27 October 1864Battle of Boydton Plank RoadDinwiddie County, Virginia, United States9 km NWUnion Victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Campbell Photo Service, Washington, D.C., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.